Oracle (ORCL) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2026)
Oracle (ORCL) reported Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 3.02 billion for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 6.4% from 2.84 billion a year earlier and up 5.0% from the prior quarter.
Oracle (ORCL) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), Oracle posted Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 2.88 billion, up 2.6% from FY2025.
- Shares Outstanding (Entity) has increased for four consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.5% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at 2.81 billion in FY2025 (+1.9%), 2.76 billion in FY2024 (+1.5%), 2.71 billion in FY2023 (+1.8%) and 2.67 billion in FY2022 (-5.3%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) since fiscal Q4 2020.
- Year over year, Shares Outstanding (Entity) has now increased in each of the last 16 quarters, with growth averaging 2.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Shares Outstanding (Entity) in five years was fiscal Q1 2027 (growth of 6.4%); the low point was fiscal Q2 2022 (a decline of 9.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at 2.88 billion (Q4 2026), 2.88 billion (Q3 2026) and 2.87 billion (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Entity.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 413.65 Bn | 378.59 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 2.41 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 374.28 Bn | 246.84 Bn | - | 3.02 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 294.90 Bn | 222.88 Bn | 8.64 Bn | - |
| 4 | Salesforce | 186.99 Bn | 142.87 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 823.00 Mn |
| 5 | Automatic Data Processing | 120.08 Bn | 106.87 Bn | 2.53 Bn | - |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 113.02 Bn | 92.28 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 7 | Intuit | 95.72 Bn | 75.07 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 268.38 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 74.73 Bn | 73.84 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 57.35 Bn | 44.49 Bn | 89.63 Mn | 402.34 Mn |
| 10 | Thomson Reuters | 52.16 Bn | 48.13 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 3.02 Bn |
| May 31, 2026 | 2.88 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 2.88 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 2.87 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 2.84 Bn |
| May 31, 2025 | 2.81 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 2.80 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 2.80 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 2.77 Bn |
| May 31, 2024 | 2.76 Bn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 2.75 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 2.75 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 2.74 Bn |
| May 31, 2023 | 2.71 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 2.70 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 2.70 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 2.70 Bn |
| May 31, 2022 | 2.67 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 2.67 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 2.67 Bn |
Oracle Shares Outstanding (Entity) API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding-entity&ticker=ORCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-entity", "ticker": "ORCL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding-entity&ticker=ORCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();